Asian Art I - 18th May 2011

Lot 64

A good Yixing teapot and cover mid 18th century

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £7000

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Description

A good Yixing teapot and cover mid 18th century, the rectangular section body with curved sides, rising to a straight neckrim impressed with a cell border, the cover surmounted with a recumbent lion dog before a spinning brocade ball, the whole raised on a shaped footrim, a metal chain joining the cover finial to the handle, seal mark to the cover, 20.5cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection.